Baked Mighty Mac and Cheese

By sassy47

Ingredients

• 1-1/3 cups dried corkscrew pasta or elbow macaroni
• (about 5 ounces)
• 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cups milk
• 10 slices reduced-fat American cheese (7 ounces), torn
• 6 flavored crisp breadsticks, such as cheese or garlic,
• coarsely crushed (1 ounce total)

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; set aside.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan stir together the milk powder, onion, flour, and salt. Gradually stir in the milk until
mixture is smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low. Add the cheese,
stirring until melted. Stir in the pasta. Spoon mixture into a 1-1/2-quart casserole.
Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven about 25 minutes or until bubbly, stirring once and topping with crushed
breadsticks after 15 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.